I remember Ami talking about evil=sexy (not to be confused with sexy=evil, which is a whole other can of worms), and was reminded of that while reading this issue--you know, Kyle would have been a perfect candidate for some male evil sexiness. But then they had to do that thing with the teeth, and ew.
Anyway. I enjoyed quite a bit of this issue. Hal's attitude, for example--the way he tries to ensure that the other Lanterns don't blame Kyle for Parallax's actions the way that he was. (And I'm not sure why they seem to be having trouble with the concept--it's not as if Parallax is even pretending to actually be Kyle.) The scene where Parallax kills Chance and his ring immediately goes off to seek a new bearer, only to be caught and crushed--that's a strong image.
And I figure that the continual reiteration of the fact that Parallax is not Kyle is there primarily to help with Hal's image, since essentially the same thing happened to him, but it should also help ensure that Kyle doesn't get the same treatment when this is all over.
I do have one little complaint, though--back in GLC 14, when Soranik Natu attempted to use deadly force, the ring stopped her by, essentially, misfiring. She still has normal use of it afterwards. Here, when Boodika tries to do the same thing, her ring shuts off entirely and the other Lanterns have to carry and protect her for the rest of the issue. That's a pretty major inconsistency, isn't it?
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